State v. Morris (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 35} Respectfully, I dissent.

{¶ 36} The parties here seek a determination of whether the admission of other acts evidence in this case is a constitutional or nonconstitutional error and clarification as to the appropriate standard of appellate review. The majority, in my view, conflates the principles that control this case with standards that apply *409when the state fails to accord an accused a federally guaranteed constitutional right, and it second-guesses the credibility determinations made by jurors in this case.

{¶ 37} Other acts evidence may be admitted to show proof of motive,…